Crooks Build Fake Hack Tools and Game Cheats for Profit

guest · Apr 29, 2019

Crooks Build Fake Hack Tools and Game Cheats for Profit
April 29, 2019
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...d-fake-hack-tools-and-game-cheats-for-profit/

While users think they are using these tools to hack sites and games to earn free likes, currency, or rewards, in reality the attackers are just stealing the user's login credentials.

In this article we will take a look at a a few examples of how attackers create fake hack tools and cheats for popular sites like PayPal, Facebook, CamFrog and games like Apex Legends and Roblox.
Fake PayPal Hack
A PayPal hack tool found by MalwareHunterTeam states it can add free money to your account [...] Behind the scenes, though, the fake PayPal tool is sending your login credentials via email to the attacker.
Fake WiFi password cracker
A program promoted as a WiFi password cracker gives an installer more than they expected.
Once executed, a fake message stating that the user need to install the .NET runtime is displayed in order to make it seem the program did not work. In the background, though, the Jigsaw Ransomware is installed. [...]
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While these programs are labeled "adware bundles", they actually install malicious software such as ad clickers, miners, and even Trojans that steal your passwords and files.
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